Libertas Academica

Libertas Academica [http://www.la-press.com] is an open access academic journal publisher specializing in the biological sciences and clinical medicine.

Background

Libertas Academica, referred to as "LA", is a publisher of open access ("OA") scientific, technical and medical journals. It is privately funded and was founded specifically to publish OA journals. It was established in late 2004 with the launch of two journals, "Evolutionary Bioinformatics" [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=10] and "Cancer Informatics" [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=17] . 2006, 2007, and 2008 saw the development of an additional set of journals. A full current list of journals published by LA is available from the publisher's home page [http://www.la-press.com] .

Journal development, indexing and archiving

As they become eligible indexing on DOAJ, Pubmed and MEDLINE is sought for all journals, as is archiving in PubMed Central. Indexing by other services is also sought as appropriate. LA is running a journal development program for the remainder of 2008 with the goal of having 100-120 journals by 2009.

Submission of manuscripts

Submissions are accepted for journals' general annual issues at anytime. Many journals also contain special issues with advertised submission deadlines. Authors can monitor the status of their submissions through LA's author interface, My LA. Peer review generally takes two weeks although it can vary between one and three weeks.

Green and Gold OA

SHERPA RoMEO has identified LA as a Green OA publisher. [http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php?type=publisher&search=libertas] This means that authors are permitted to archive their work prior to and after publication. LA is also a gold OA publisher because all articles are freely available online immediately upon publication.

Copyright

All articles, including meta-data and supplementary files, are published under the Creative Commons Attribution license (often referred to as the "CC-BY" license.) This means that:

Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make derivative works based on it only if they give the author or licensor the credits in the manner specified by these.

All journals indexed by DOAJ have been awarded the SPARC Europe Seal [http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=loadTempl&templ=080423] owing to the use of this copyright policy.

Aids for readers

Readers may register to receive new article notifications, calls for papers and journal newsletters by email. Each journal also has an associated RSS feed.

Journals

"Note: this list was last updated on 24 July 2008."
* Analytical Chemistry Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=19] (Editor in Chief: Dr Gabor Patonay, started in 2006)
* Air, Soil and Water Research [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=91] (Editor in Chief: Dr Carlos Alberto Martinez-Huitle, started in 2008)
* Astrophysics and Astronomy Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=93] (Editor in Chief: Dr Pekka Januhunen, started in 2008)
* Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=94] (Editor in Chief: Dr Graeme Melville, started in 2008)
* Biochemistry Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=95] (Editor in Chief: Dr Gabor Mocz, started in 2008)
* Bioinformatics and Biology Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=39] (Editor in Chief: Dr Erich Bornberg-Bauer, started in 2007)
* Biomarker Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=4] (Editor in Chief: Dr Stephen F Kingsmore, started in 2006)
* Bone and Tissue Regeneration Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=120] (Editor in Chief: Dr Kerstin Rolfe, started in 2008)
* Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=84] (Editor in Chief: Dr Goberdhan P. Dimri, started in 2007)
* Cancer Growth and Metastasis [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=122] (Editor in Chief: Dr Marc D Basson, started in 2008)
* Cancer Informatics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=10] (Editor in Chief: Dr Igor Jurisica, started in 2005)
* Cell & Tissue Transplantation and Therapy [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=125] (Editor in Chief: Dr David T Harris, started in 2008)
* Cell Biology Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=96] (Editor in Chief: Dr Jianping Xu, started in 2008)
* Clinical Medicine: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=46] (Editor in Chief: Dr Tariq M. Haqqi, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Blood Disorders [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=63] (Editor in Chief: Dr Robert E. Richard, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Cardiology [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=48] (Editor in Chief: Dr Martin M. LeWinter, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Case Reports [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=91] (Editor in Chief: Dr Karna Dev Bardhan, started in 2008)
* Clinical Medicine: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=44] (Editor in Chief: Dr Hussein D Foda, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Dermatology [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=69] (Editor in Chief: Dr Robert Pearl, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Ear, Nose and Throat [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=61] (Editor in Chief: Dr Liu Xue Zhong, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Endocrinology and Diabetes [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=75] (Editor in Chief: Dr Victor Gault, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Gastroenterology [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=56] (Editor in Chief: Dr Tushar Patel, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Geriatrics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=73] (Editor in Chief: Dr Chih-Hung Chang, started in 2007)
* [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=42] (Editor in Chief: Dr Peter Wiernik, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Pathology [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=54] (Editor in Chief: Dr Dama Laxminarayana, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Pediatrics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=78] (Editor in Chief: Dr Pietro Galassetti, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Psychiatry [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=88] (Editor in Chief: Dr Jaswinder Kaur Ghuman, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Reproductive Health [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=114] (Editor in Chief: Dr Zeev Blumenfeld, started in 2008)
* Clinical Medicine: Trauma and Intensive Medicine [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=71] (Editor in Chief: Dr Alistair Tindall, started in 2008)
* Clinical Medicine: Urology [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=75] (Editor in Chief: Dr Xiangyi Lu, started in 2007)
* Clinical Medicine: Women's Health [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=77] (Editor in Chief: Dr Susan Richman, started in 2008)
* Drug Target Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=23] (Editor in Chief: Dr Towia Libermann, started in 2006)
* Environmental Health Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=110] (Editor in Chief: Dr Timothy Kelley, started in 2008)
* Evolutionary Bioinformatics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=17] (Editor in Chief: Dr Mark Pagel, started in 2005)
* Gastrointestinal Cancer Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=126] (Editor in Chief: Dr Wasif Saif, started in 2008)
* Gene Regulation and Systems Biology [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=26] (Editor in Chief: Dr James Willey, started in 2007)
* Genetics & Epigenetics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=127] (Editor in Chief: Dr Christian Bronner, started in 2008)
* Genomics Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=103] (Editor in Chief: Dr Gustavo Caetano-Anollés, started in 2008)
* Health Aging & Clinical Care in the Elderly [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=119] (Editor in Chief: Dr David Simar, started in 2008)
* Health Services Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=117] (Editor in Chief: Dr Jarold Cosby, started in 2008)
* Immunology and Immunogenetics Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=100] (Editor in Chief: Dr Darren Flower, started in 2008)
* Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=112] (Editor in Chief: Dr Douglas MacPherson, started in 2008)
* Integrative Medicine Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=21] (Editor in Chief: Dr Robert Nash, started in 2006)
* International Journal of Insect Science [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=129] (Editor in Chief: Dr Julia Pridgeon, started in 2008)
* International Journal of Tryptophan Research [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=97] (Editor in Chief: Dr Gilles Guillemin, started in 2008)
* Journal of Brain Disease [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=121] (Editor in Chief: Dr Bart Demaerschalk, started in 2008)
* Journal of Cell Death [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=124] (Editor in Chief: Dr Garry Walsh, started in 2008)
* Journal of Experimental Neuroscience [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=131] (Editor in Chief: Dr Raphael Pinaud, started in 2008)
* Lipid Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=109] (Editor in Chief: Dr Tim Levine, started in 2008)
* Magnetic Resonance Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=115] (Editor in Chief: Dr Sendhil Velan, started in 2008)
* Medical Equipment Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=98] (Editor in Chief: Dr Irfan Ahmed, started in 2008)
* Medical Informatics Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=82] (Editor in Chief: Dr John P. Pestian, started in 2007)
* Microbiology Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=108] (Editor in Chief: Dr Raúl Rivas, started in 2008)
* Nutrition and Metabolic Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=101] (Editor in Chief: Dr Dexter Canoy, started in 2008)
* Open Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=123] (Editor in Chief: Dr Hendrick Barner, started in 2008)
* Open Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=130] (Editor in Chief: Dr Michel Kahaleh, MD, FACG, FASGE, started in 2008)
* Open Journal of Multidisciplinary Modelling [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=118] (Editor in Chief: Dr Max Little, started in 2008)
* Organic Chemistry Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=104] (Editor in Chief: Dr Hafiz Ahmed, started in 2008)
* Palliative Care: Research and Treatment [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=86] (Editor in Chief: Dr Parag Bharadwaj, started in 2008)
* Particle Physics Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=105] (Editor in Chief: Dr Hanna Moussa, started in 2008)
* Pediatrics & Genomics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=128] (Editor in Chief: Dr Eiso Hiyama, started in 2008)
* Perspectives in Medicinal Chemistry [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=25] (Editor in Chief: Dr Yitzhak Tor, started in 2007)
* Proteomics Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=106] (Editor in Chief: Dr Hassan Dihazi, started in 2008)
* Reproductive Biology Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=111] (Editor in Chief: Dr Edward Younglai, started in 2008)
* Retrovirology: Research and Treatment [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=52] (Editor in Chief: Dr Carey Farquhar, started in 2007)
* Signal Transduction Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=102] (Editor in Chief: Dr Edgar Grinstein, started in 2008)
* Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=80] (Editor in Chief: Dr John Curtin, started in 2007)
* Theoretical Biology Insights [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=107] (Editor in Chief: Dr Kayvan Najarian, started in 2008)
* Translational Oncogenomics [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=19] (Editor in Chief: Dr Robert Gallagher, started in 2006)
* Virology: Research and Treatment [http://la-press.com/journal.php?journal_id=50] (Editor in Chief: Dr Wen-Zhe Ho, started in 2007)